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Front cover visual.

Double page spread of Auntie Betty and Rufus

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Macmillan Entry 'Sneaky Peak'

This mock book contains some full colour completed illustrations and some sketches as I felt it was important to include both stages so Macmillan could see my progress though out.  I have used a spiral bound for the competition to make the pages open flat to enable easy viewing of the double page illustrations and demonstrating the flow of the storyline even more.

By using acrylic textured paper for my illustrations gives the book a tactile texture on a 2D surface. I mainly use watercolour and pen for the background and outline, then by using both pencils and colour pencils to emphasise key areas enabling the grain of the paper to come through. 

Below is some of the original illustrations with clear overlays to show where the text will sit on the double page spreads. This was sent  off in my portfolio. 

The Finish book will be exhibited at the Drawing & Applied Arts Degree Show at Bower Ashton Campus in Bristol, on the 10th June 2011.

 For more information about the book or prints please feel free to contact me through this blog or  email kjiggens@hotmail.com

Story Board

As you may of may not know, I’m currently completing my third and final year project where I am creating a children’s picture book, that I’m illustrating and producing myself.  

My theme is how dogs look like their owners, humor is always important in my work and I hope my story will convey this.

Recently I have blogged my two main characters Fergus and Rufus, the young boy and dog (some say twins?!?)

I have written the story and now working on completing all of the double page spreads. Once the book is complete I will be entering it in for the Macmillan Prize for children’s book illustrations.   

So fingers crossed. 

Below Is a sketch of page 10 and 11, playing about with were the text will go and scales. This is done all before the final colour goes on. 

Finished Book

Below is the Finished 3 Books that I made, illustrated and wrote the stories myself. I’m really pleased with the finished outcome as they where a lot of work and stress but the achievement of a piece of work so great to me was worth it. I got 2 marks of a First for the whole project, which I was chuffed with. This gives me no doubt that next year I shall finish my third year which a First. :D

Below is a sneaky peek of a couple of the illustrations and story inside. If you want to see more than just ask. The books themselves are 7inchs high and 6inchs wide quite small but I feel they work well as a trio.